Videotape From Cult

Mass suicide in California - In their own words

March 28, 1997

A videotape broadcast Thursday showed an alleged leader of the cult telling people he would lead them to ''the next level.''

Here is a written statement that accompanied the tape:

''By the time you receive this, we'll be gone - several dozen of us. We came from the Level Above Human in distant space, and we have now exited the bodies that we were wearing for our earthly task, to return to the world from whence we came - task completed. The distant space we refer to is what your literature would call the Kingdom of Heaven, or Kingdom of God.''

The statement continues for several pages.

A woman, also believed to be a cult member, appears on the tape in an outdoor setting.

''Maybe they're crazy for all I know,'' she said. ''But I don't have any choice but to go for it, because I've been on this planet for 31 years and there's nothing here for me.

''And they were saying to the person I was with that they felt the last, final ingredient would be for the vehicles to be dead, you know, what humans call 'dead.' And so I said, 'Great. You know if that's what it takes, that's better than being around here with absolutely nothing to do.'

''So I don't feel there was any way that anybody could say that I was influenced by somebody's strong personality. The second time I sat with King Doe . . . I felt, absolutely . . . these people . . . there was no lie in them, that there was truth and goodness beyond anything I've ever seen.''

From Internet sites

These are from sites linked to the cult.

From Higher Source Web site, which sought clients for their computer services.

''The individuals at the core of our group have worked closely together for over 20 years. We try to stay positive in every circumstance and put the good of a project above any personal concerns or artistic egos.''

From Heaven's Gate Web site, which is reportedly linked to the cult.

''The joy is that our Older Member in the Evolutionary Level above human (the 'Kingdom of Heaven') has made it clear to us that Hale-Bopp's approach is the 'marker' we've been waiting for. . . . Our 22 years of classroom here on planet Earth is finally coming to conclusion - 'graduation' from the Human Evolutionary Level. We are happily prepared to leave 'this world' and go with Ti's crew. . . .

''We know that it is only while we are in these physical vehicles (bodies) that we can learn the lessons needed to complete our own individual transition, as well as to complete our task of offering the Kingdom of Heaven to this civilization one last time. . . .

''We fully desire, expect and look forward to boarding a spacecraft from the Next Level very soon (in our physical bodies). There is no doubt in our mind that our being 'picked up' is inevitable in the very near future. . . .

''It could happen that before that spacecraft comes, one or more of us could lose our physical vehicles (bodies) due to 'recall,' accident or at the hands of some irate individual. . . . Another possibility is that, because of the position we take in our information, we could find so much disfavor with the powers that control this world that there would be attempts to incarcerate us or to subject us to some sort of psychological or physical torture (such as occurred at both Ruby Ridge and Waco).''

(From section on ''what our purpose is.'')

''Two thousand years ago . . . upon instruction, a member of the Kingdom of Heaven then left behind His body in that Next Level . . . and moved into (or incarnated into) an adult human body (or 'vehicle') that had been 'prepped' for this particular task. The body that was chosen was called Jesus. . . .

''Remember, the One who was incarnated in Jesus was sent for one purpose only, to say, 'If you want to go to Heaven, I can take you through that gate - it requires everything of you.'

''Our mission is exactly the same. I am in the same position to today's society as was the One that was in Jesus then. . . .

''Your separation from the world and reliance upon the Kingdom of Heaven through its Representatives can open to you the opportunity to become a new creature, one of the Next Evolutionary Level, rightfully belonging to the Kingdom of Heaven.''

(From section on ''why it is difficult to believe or accept us.'')

''The 'lower forces' would - through their 'norm' concept - what is 'socially acceptable,' what is politically correct - have you not believe in spirits, spirit possession, negative space aliens, Satan, etc. They would have you believe that to even dabble in these ideas is of the 'occult,' satanic, or at the least, giving credence to 'fringe' topics. . . .

''Unless you are currently an active student or are attempting to become a student of the present Representative from the Kingdom of Heaven - you ARE STILL 'of the world,' having no significant separation from worldliness, and you are still serving the opposition to the Kingdom of Heaven. . . . ''